Posted by Mark Draper on November 02, 2000 at 09:35:34:
In Reply to: Different point in time posted by Roy Mengot on November 01, 2000 at 20:54:03:
: : : How did the stern sink? Roy says it went 45 than near virtical, the 1998 expedition said it sank at 12, who is right? The poop deck didn't blow back, but rather the water scooped under it and peeled it back, that is the other reason.
: There are two points in time to consider:
: 1) Titanic rose to maybe 16 degrees, plus or minus a couple degrees before the break-up. 12 degrees barely gets the bridge awash and is inconsistent with too much passenger testimony. 45 degrees as shown in the Ken Marschall painting and the Cameron movie is WAY past the break-up point.
: 2) After the break-up, the stern leveled out for some period of time and then tipped up again. In the final sinking of the stern section, it went to a very steep angle in the final plunge (70-90 degrees).
: The bow section did a tip and stall routine on it's way to the bottom. Well after leaving the surface, it would tip to near 45 degrees and then stall and level out again. This continued in a pattern several times on the way to the bottom, as seen in the Gibbs&Cox experiments on the Titanic "Abyss" special.
I meant after the the stern left the surface, how did it land on the seabed? Also during the 2 1/2 mile fall to its resting spot, 2000ft. from the bow.